UNITED KINGDOM VS PAKISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PAKISTAN		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	65,300	2	71,728	- 6,427
Stroke	2	38,367	4	37,626	+ 740
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	28,316	38	1,599	+ 26,717
Low Birth Weight	4	25,329	40	1,313	+ 24,016
Lung Disease	5	23,592	6	32,896	- 9,304
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	22,647	3	40,540	- 17,894
Diabetes Mellitus	7	17,321	17	5,842	+ 11,479
Birth Trauma	8	16,157	54	190	+ 15,967
Kidney Disease	9	15,407	18	5,471	+ 9,936
Liver Disease	10	14,875	14	7,666	+ 7,210
Tuberculosis	11	11,421	47	351	+ 11,070
Road Traffic Accidents	12	7,642	33	2,169	+ 5,473
Other Injuries	13	7,327	19	5,464	+ 1,863
Congenital Anomalies	14	7,140	35	2,127	+ 5,013
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	7,058	45	876	+ 6,182
Hypertension	16	6,217	23	5,208	+ 1,009
Asthma	17	5,629	41	1,302	+ 4,327
Suicide	18	5,244	20	5,325	- 81
Meningitis	19	4,890	52	232	+ 4,657
Breast Cancer	20	4,885	9	12,718	- 7,833
Oral Cancer	21	4,661	30	3,109	+ 1,552
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	4,128	1	98,135	- 94,007
Violence	23	3,506	46	868	+ 2,638
Maternal Conditions	24	3,362	64	47	+ 3,315
Endocrine Disorders	25	3,103	28	3,297	- 194
Lung Cancers	26	2,628	5	35,715	- 33,087
Malnutrition	27	2,401	58	116	+ 2,286
Falls	28	2,344	15	7,618	- 5,274
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,134	12	8,727	- 6,593
Tetanus	30	2,046	72	0	+ 2,045
Lymphomas	31	1,904	10	9,350	- 7,446
HIV/AIDS	32	1,844	55	188	+ 1,656
Encephalitis	33	1,804	68	6	+ 1,799
Pertussis	34	1,725	69	3	+ 1,722
Parkinson's Disease	35	1,667	13	8,573	- 6,906
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,478	36	2,090	- 611
Drownings	37	1,458	49	301	+ 1,158
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	1,432	7	18,446	- 17,014
Leukemia	39	1,425	22	5,211	- 3,786
Epilepsy	40	1,322	42	1,193	+ 129
Liver Cancer	41	1,201	21	5,237	- 4,036
Fires	42	1,168	48	334	+ 833
Stomach Cancer	43	1,097	24	4,999	- 3,902
Cervical Cancer	44	1,088	43	1,099	- 11
Prostate Cancer	45	966	8	13,289	- 12,324
Ovary Cancer	46	958	25	4,019	- 3,060
Poisonings	47	913	53	221	+ 692
Bladder Cancer	48	740	16	6,133	- 5,394
Measles	49	700	75	0	+ 700
Alcohol	50	684	39	1,555	- 871
Appendicitis	51	671	59	105	+ 565
Inflammatory/Heart	52	629	29	3,126	- 2,498
Hepatitis B	53	615	65	40	+ 575
Skin Cancers	54	418	27	3,727	- 3,310
Dengue	55	388	73	0	+ 387
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	376	44	1,014	- 637
Syphilis	57	350	62	49	+ 301
Hepatitis C	58	333	51	267	+ 66
Uterin Cancer	59	323	32	2,346	- 2,023
Pancreas Cancer	60	290	11	8,995	- 8,705
Drug Use	61	225	31	2,824	- 2,599
War	62	162	67	10	+ 152
Malaria	63	159	76	0	+ 159
Other Neoplasms	64	112	26	3,986	- 3,874
Multiple Sclerosis	65	112	37	1,856	- 1,744
Upper Respiratory	66	78	63	48	+ 30
Skin Disease	67	36	34	2,134	- 2,098
Ascariasis	68	20	80	0	+ 20
Diphtheria	69	18	74	0	+ 18
Chlamydia	70	12	79	0	+ 12
Otitis Media	71	8	66	16	- 8
Leishmaniasis	72	1	70	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	57	167	- 167
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	184	- 184
Oral conditions	82	0	61	54	- 54
Schizophrenia	83	0	60	101	- 101
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	50	277	- 277
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

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THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.